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The suspects allegedly opened U.S. bank accounts and prepaid debit card accounts to receive the funds using the stolen PII. A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the United States government of at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. The suspect, Yomi Jones Olayeye, also known as “Sabbie,” was detained on August 13 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York upon his arrival from Lagos, Nigeria. According to a statement released on Monday, August 19, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Olayeye, along with several co-cons…

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